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2013 Medicare and You Handbook - A Guide to Medicare

Medicare can be complex, but with a guide, you can find your way through the choices and options.

This section of our website will provide information about Medicare in general. We have started by putting the Medicare and You Handbook - A Guide to Medicare online.

:: Download the 2013 Medicare & You Handbook - 140 pages (pdf)
:: Download the 2012 Medicare & You Handbook - 148 pages (pdf)

You can order a printed copy of the Medicare & You handbook by calling 1-800-633-4227 (1-800-MEDICARE).

Click on the link to the left to get started or select one of these section topics:

:: A Brief Look at Medicare
:: What's Covered Under Medicare
:: Deciding How to Get Your Medicare Benefits

:: What is the Original Medicare Plan?
:: What Are Medicare Advantage Plans (like HMOs and PPOs)?
:: What is Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
:: Other Medicare Plans, Government, and Private Insurance
:: Help for People with Limited Income and Resources

:: How to Join and Switch Medicare Plans
:: Your Right to Appeal
:: For More Information
:: Definitions of Medicare and You - Words in Blue
:: Your 2013 Monthly Premiums for Medicare (also includes premiums since 2007)

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